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Title: Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context: Date: 2012; Authors: Bob Uttl, Joanna McDouall, Christina Mitchell, Carmela A. White; Description: Over the last decade, a number of avalanche risk reduction tools have been developed to assist recreational winter backcountry users avoid avalanche a...; Object ID: issw-2012-834-839.pdf; Keywords: accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making; View additional details about Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context

Title: Evaluating the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card 2.0: Date: 2012; Authors: Bob Uttl, Joanna McDouall, Christina Mitchell; Description: The Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card (Haegeli & McCammon, 2006), consisting of the Trip Planner and Obvious Clues, was marketed by the Ca...; Object ID: issw-2012-840-847.pdf; Keywords: avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making; View additional details about Evaluating the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card 2.0

Title: Pitfalls in Development of Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools: Date: 2010; Authors: Bob Uttl, James Taylor, Jan Uttl; Description: We present a new avalanche accident prevention tool for recreational backcountry users: the 7CF. We evaluated the new tool's effectiveness on hundreds...; Object ID: ISSW_O-023.pdf; Keywords: avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, obvious clues, risk reduction, avalanche accidents; View additional details about Pitfalls in Development of Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools

Title: Ethics of Experimenting With People's Lives in Winter Backcountry: Date: 2010; Authors: Bob Uttl, Dylan Smibert, Alain Morin, Gregory Wells, Jan Uttl, Breanne Hamper; Description: The purpose of the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card, designed by Haegeli and McCammon (2006) and published by the Canadian Avalanche Assoc...; Object ID: ISSW_P-055.pdf; Keywords: ethics, avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making; View additional details about Ethics of Experimenting With People's Lives in Winter Backcountry

Title: The Human Factor - Lessons for Avalanche Education: Date: 1994; Authors: Jill Fredston, Doug Fesler, Bruce Tremper; Description: Avalanche accident statistics have long shown that the majority of avalanches catching people are triggered by people. While some accidents are the re...; Object ID: issw-1994-473-487.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victim, avalanche education; View additional details about The Human Factor - Lessons for Avalanche Education

Title: The Development of Avalanche Education and Hazard Forecasting in the British Isles: Date: 1994; Authors: Steve Blagbrough; Description: In a 15 year period, 172 people died in the Scottish hills in winter. Of these, 36 were killed in avalanches. In 1988 the government, under considerab...; Object ID: issw-1994-500-508.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims, windslab avalanche; View additional details about The Development of Avalanche Education and Hazard Forecasting in the British Isles

Title: Colorado Avalanche Information Center: Date: 1992; Authors: Dale Atkins; Description: Extended Abstract: Cold temperatures and a shallow snowcover often create dangerous avalanche conditions in Colorado. Since 1950 avalanches have kille...; Object ID: issw-1992-295.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victim, avalanche education; View additional details about Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Title: Decision-Making as a Function of Avalanche Accident Prevention: Date: 1980; Authors: Douglas S. Fesler; Description: During the decade of the 1970's, 17 fatal avalanche-accidents, resulting in 24 deaths, occurred in Alaska. An investigation of these accidents reveale...; Object ID: issw-1980-128-138.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims; View additional details about Decision-Making as a Function of Avalanche Accident Prevention

Title: Avalanche Burials in the United States: 1967-1980: Date: 1980; Authors: Betsy R. Armstrong; Description: In 1976, Williams (1978) analyzed data from documented case histories of avalanche burials to determine chances of survival. With the addition of four...; Object ID: issw-1980-215-230.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims, avalanche burials; View additional details about Avalanche Burials in the United States: 1967-1980